Skulz's HotS Competitive Hero Tier List March 2018

The Heroes of the Storm Competitive Hero Tier List for March 2018 is ready. It is based on objective data: the drafts in pro games of the previous 30 days.

All heroes are ordered in five tiers based on their draft rate. The tiers are viewed as clusters of data, and each hero is placed in the one they are closer the most. For example, Malthael in tier 2 is closer to Stukov than he is to Abathur and Tychus.

The tier list is based on picks and bans in pro games during the past 30 days. The performance of a certain hero in pub matches is not a reliable source for this list.

The win rate has no effect on the tiers, but is included for further info. For example, Malfurion and Maiev might be considered the best tier 1 heroes as they both have a huge win rate.

No personal opinions. Every month, we will see which heroes raised or declined in rank solely through the statistics.

All tables are responsive and sortable. If you are using a phone, turn it sideways for a full view. Otherwise, zoom in or click the grey area of each table to swipe and sort them.

Tier 1

Hero

Name

P+B

P+B%

Picks

Picks%

Bans

Bans%

Win%

Malfurion

81

94%

67

78%

14

16%

63%

Maiev

80

93%

22

26%

58

67%

64%

Genji

71

83%

50

58%

21

24%

48%

Tracer

71

83%

31

36%

40

47%

58%

Tyrael

69

80%

57

66%

12

14%

54%

The tier 1 heroes finally changed! Only Genji maintained this rank, while both Hanzo and Greymane fell in tier 2.

Tier 2

Hero

Name

P+B

P+B%

Picks

Picks%

Bans

Bans%

Win%

Uther

62

72%

46

53%

16

19%

37%

Blaze

59

69%

46

53%

13

15%

50%

Junkrat

50

58%

39

45%

11

13%

62%

Garrosh

48

56%

35

41%

13

15%

54%

Greymane

47

55%

44

51%

3

3%

48%

Hanzo

46

53%

38

44%

8

9%

42%

Stukov

40

47%

28

33%

12

14%

32%

Malthael

39

45%

27

31%

12

14%

52%

Uther and Blaze have a higher draft rate than the other tier 2 heroes, but not enough to reach tier 1. You can consider them a grey area between the two tiers.

Tier 3

Hero

Name

P+B

P+B%

Picks

Picks%

Bans

Bans%

Win%

Abathur

32

37%

12

14%

20

23%

33%

Tychus

31

36%

25

29%

6

7%

40%

Leoric

27

31%

21

24%

6

7%

48%

Rehgar

27

31%

23

27%

4

5%

57%

Anub'arak

25

29%

17

20%

8

9%

41%

Dehaka

24

28%

16

19%

8

9%

44%

Zeratul

24

28%

12

14%

12

14%

50%

E.T.C.

24

28%

22

26%

2

2%

50%

Medivh

23

27%

12

14%

11

13%

75%

Sonya

22

26%

18

21%

4

5%

61%

Arthas

21

24%

17

20%

4

5%

41%

Johanna

20

23%

15

17%

5

6%

33%

Generally, tier 4 and 5 heroes are situational. They can be useful when employed to counter a specific draft or create combos with other heroes. Remember: in a competitive environment, not all heroes can adapt to any game, but they still have a niche.

Tier 4

Hero

Name

P+B

P+B%

Picks

Picks%

Bans

Bans%

Win%

Diablo

17

20%

16

19%

1

1%

50%

Tassadar

15

17%

9

10%

6

7%

44%

Gul'dan

14

16%

11

13%

3

3%

36%

Thrall

10

12%

10

12%

-

-

60%

Li-Ming

10

12%

9

10%

1

1%

67%

Cassia

9

10%

5

6%

4

5%

40%

Muradin

8

9%

8

9%

-

-

50%

Jaina

8

9%

6

7%

2

2%

50%

Falstad

8

9%

8

9%

-

-

50%

Kharazim

6

7%

6

7%

-

-

83%

Stitches

5

6%

5

6%

-

-

60%

Illidan

5

6%

4

5%

1

1%

-

Tier 5

Hero

Name

P+B

P+B%

Picks

Picks%

Bans

Bans%

Win%

Lunara

4

5%

4

5%

-

-

50%

Ragnaros

4

5%

2

2%

2

2%

-

Kerrigan

3

3%

3

3%

-

-

-

Alexstrasza

3

3%

3

3%

-

-

-

Chromie

3

3%

2

2%

1

1%

-

Auriel

2

2%

2

2%

-

-

-

Li Li

2

2%

2

2%

-

-

-

Rexxar

1

1%

1

1%

-

-

-

Cho

1

1%

1

1%

-

-

-

Gall

1

1%

1

1%

-

-

-

Varian

1

1%

1

1%

-

-

-

Not drafted Heroes

Fenix is still not available because he was released on March 27th.

Alarak

Ana

Artanis

Asmodan

Brightwing

Chen

D.Va

Gazlowe

Kael'thas

Kel'thuzad

Lt. Morales

Lucio

Murky

Nazeebo

Nova

Probius

Raynor

Samuro

Sgt. Hammer

Sylvanas

The Butcher

The Lost Vikings

Tyrande

Valeera

Valla

Xul

Zagara

Zarya

Zul'jin

Notes

All the data in the match-ticker used for this tier list is added manually, so a small percentage of mistakes is possible.

I couldn't identify the win rate of some heroes with just a few picks.

These are the statistics of the past 30 days, not just March. I finished gathering them on March 30th in the afternoon.

All regions are included. I know that there are multiple websites tracking games, but honestly there isn't an overall best option. I prefer using GGnet because they are quite consistent also with Chinese games.

Vincenzo is an esports writer with five years of experience. Former head editor for Natus Vincere, he has produced content for DreamHack, FACEIT, DOTAFire, 2P, and more. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.